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| The Wood Storks were hiding in Cell 1. |
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| The new kiosk and donation box. Help the otter reach its pond! |
More often?
If the roads along the back parts are dry, AND rain is not
predicted, AND nothing else prevents it – someone will open those back roads no
later than mid-morning on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from now through
April 15. (Specifically, December 15 through April 15, and each day of the
Space Coast Birding Festival.)
Why the two different opening times? Because the two
portions of roads are in different states of repair: A little bit of water won’t
hurt the roads that were re-crowned. We didn’t really widen the roads, we
simply took all the dirt, gravel, and so on that was there, ground it all up,
tamped it down, and made the middle of the road the highest part. Water runs
off nicely now, and (using the entire width of the existing road) there is plenty of room for even two vans to pass
comfortably most of the way around.
The back roads, now – those we only had the funds to scrape, and put a tilt to the roadbed so the water could drain away. A small
amount of water on the back roads, when squished by a half dozen cars, could
cause significant damage in an afternoon. So, the front half and the back half
will open and close separately on the days the back roads are scheduled to be open. We’ll open the roads as soon as we can, but
sometimes unforeseen circumstances crop up. [Yes, we are well aware how many
people want to drive the back loops. We promise, if we’re not out early, we’ll
get there as SOON as the flat tire gets fixed…]
So, come visit us, and see what each day brings at the
Wetlands – 1000+ Tree Swallows, all trying to eat the wax myrtle berries from
the same 3’ bush; Hooded Mergansers doing their courtship dance; American
Bitterns booming across the grasses… Who knows?
We look forward to seeing you there!
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| Sunday the Tree Swallows were trying to get a few late berries, all at the same time. |
